Devil of Delphi: A Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis Mystery

by Jeffrey Siger | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 1464204306 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingDelphi_Readerwing of Delphi - Δελφοί , Fokida Greece on 12/8/2021
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Journal Entry 1 by wingDelphi_Readerwing from Delphi - Δελφοί , Fokida Greece on Wednesday, December 8, 2021
This book starts its journey with BookCrossing from Delphi, Greece
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" Delphi once stood at the center of the world, a mountainous, verdant home to the gods, where kings and warriors journeyed to hear its Oracle speak. The Oracle embodied the decree of the gods―or at least the word of Apollo. To disobey risked...everything.

Young Athenian Kharon chooses modern Delphi to rebuild his life among its rolling hills and endless olive groves. But his dark past is too celebrated, and his assassin's skills so in demand, that his fate does not rest entirely in his own hands. Greece is being flooded with bomba, counterfeits of the most celebrated alcoholic beverages and wine brands. The legitimate annual trillion-dollar world market is in peril. So, too, are consumers―someone is not just counterfeiting booze, but adulterating it, often with poisonous substances. Who is masterminding this immensely lucrative conspiracy?

Kharon learns who when the ruthless criminal gives him no choice but to serve her. Her decrees are as absolute as the Oracle's, and as fearsomely punished. Kharon agrees, but dictates his own payoff. And his own methods, which allow his targets some choice in the outcomes.

When Kharon unexpectedly shoots a member of one of Greece's richest, most feared families, he draws Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis into the eye of a political and media firestorm threatening to bring down Greece's government. Think Breaking Bad, Greek-style. "


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Journal Entry 2 by wingDelphi_Readerwing at Delphi - Δελφοί , Fokida Greece on Monday, February 21, 2022
I admit that a) I picked this book due to title/setting and b) That I am a grumpy reader and I want books to have a somehow convincing plot and somewhat believable characters.

To be honest at first this book didn't win me at all. It's a bit like reading an American thriller in a Greek setting with over the top stereotypical characters and full of hyperbole action scenes, with a bit of the usual theoritizing and American world view on terrorism and mombsters and all that jazz, combined with some cozy mystery type of plot and characters, some personal drama and foreign touch thrown in, featuring very naive and dumb people exchanging punch lines that would no way translate in a Greek version of the book. Sometimes there are euros mentioned, sometimes dollars, some characters gained weight in kilos recently, but they are so and so feet and inches tall... Abandoned kids in Greek orphanages get a foreign name because a person working there is fond of Fred Astaire and Greek families are fond of unknown American toys for their kids or whatever.

These things irked me and my impression didn't change till the end to be honest, but this is a book written by an American after all, aimed most likely to an international crowd rather than to locals.

I decided to stop judging the book too strictly in order to enjoy it and after about half way through the pace accelerated somehow and it got more interesting, although still too superficial. The plot or characters still didn't convince me much and sometimes the author got a bit too poignant on things Greek (please show, don't tell and don't overdo it when showing), but there was more action, while I have to give him that, his description of the locations was mostly spot on and I enjoyed them.

Not flawless, but it's a decent read to pass the time, especially if this is your kind of read more than it's mine.

Journal Entry 3 by wingDelphi_Readerwing at by Post, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Released 2 yrs ago (3/1/2022 UTC) at by Post, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases

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Devil of Delphi got itchy feet and wants to trot the whole wide wild world!
So for a start he is off to UK through the Global Sweeps - Round 10 and then...
Who knows?

Good Luck little book and Don't forget to write your news from time to time!

Here it is - first stop as it travels.
I've not heard of this author before but I'll slide it into Mount TBR and give it a go - I like a thriller so it's the right genre for me.
Thanks.

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